Death Penalty: Fair Solution Or Moral Failure?Discusses the history of execution, the process from sentencing to execution, moral issues involved in the death penalty, arguments for and against it, and the shrinking number of countries with it. |
Contents
Introduction | 5 |
Chapter One Execution through the Ages | 9 |
Chapter Two A Long Slow Death | 23 |
Chapter Three Right and Wrong | 39 |
Chapter Four The Deterrence Debate | 55 |
Chapter Five The Chance for Error | 67 |
Chapter Six Black and Poor on Death Row | 79 |
Chapter Seven Bad Judgment | 91 |
Chapter Eleven Future Directions | 135 |
Timeline | 142 |
Glossary | 144 |
Source Notes | 145 |
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Organizations to Contact | 151 |
Further Reading Websites and Films | 153 |
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Chapter Eight At Random? | 103 |
Chapter Nine The Public Arena | 111 |
Chapter Ten United States v the World | 125 |
Photo AcknowledgmentsAbout the Author | 160 |
Back Cover | 162 |
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